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GG Allin

1956 - 1993

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Kevin Michael "GG" Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin; August 29, 1956 – June 28, 1993) was an American punk rock musician who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. His live performances often featured transgressive acts, including self-mutilation, defecating on stage, and assaulting audience members, for which he was arrested and imprisoned on multiple occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of GG Allin has received more than 7,997,995 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). GG Allin is the 580th most popular musician (up from 611th in 2019), the 2,975th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,171st in 2019) and the 177th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, GG Allin ranks 580 out of 3,175. Before him are Jean-Delphin Alard, Jenő Hubay, Hermeto Pascoal, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Tommy Lee, and Thom Yorke. After him are Shinichi Suzuki, Jeff Porcaro, Tico Torres, Mark Hollis, Euronymous, and Felix Blumenfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, GG Allin ranks 116. Before him are Klaus Allofs, Georg Gänswein, Randy Rhoads, Mircea Cărtărescu, Taur Matan Ruak, and Bo Derek. After him are Roderick MacKinnon, Tim Russ, Dana Delany, John Paul Getty III, Steven Bauer, and Afric Simone. Among people deceased in 1993, GG Allin ranks 92. Before him are E. P. Thompson, Shovkat Alakbarova, Christian Metz, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Joseph Serchuk, and Bruno Rossi. After him are Raymond Burr, Euronymous, Sun Ra, Leo Löwenthal, Ugo Locatelli, and Mario Evaristo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, GG Allin ranks 2,975 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine MacGregor (1925), Bob Iger (1951), Jack Welch (1935), Betsy Ross (1752), Bruce Campbell (1958), and Karol J. Bobko (1937). After him are Joe Turkel (1927), Sam Loyd (1841), Ralph Rose (1885), Akon (1973), Charles Whitman (1941), and Neil Postman (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, GG Allin ranks 177. Before him are Tito Puente (1923), Marty Friedman (1962), Smokey Robinson (1940), King Oliver (1881), Wendy Carlos (1939), and Ace Frehley (1951). After him are Jeff Porcaro (1954), Tico Torres (1953), Curtis Mayfield (1942), Captain Beefheart (1941), Tommy Bolin (1951), and Stephen Kovacevich (1940).

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